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Aquilegia formosa
West coast of North America from Alaska to Oregon, most habitats including moutain meadows as seen here, beaches, roadsides, ditches, etc
Very attractive to hummingbirds. The Haida called it the Red rain-flower and told their children not to pick it or it would rain!
Spotted on Jun 10, 2009
Submitted on Jun 5, 2011
3 Comments
"Good shot. But why only one and from only one side?"
Not a big fan of flower shots, but this one really captured my attention. Very unusual and the green\red contrast really worked. Thanks for sharing.
Crowning glory..!!